{"product_id":"death-and-the-kings-horseman-methuen-student-edition","title":"Death and the King's Horseman: Methuen Student Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eElesin Oba, the King's Horseman, has a single destiny. When the King dies, he must commit ritual suicide and lead his King's favorite horse and dog through the passage to the world of the ancestors. A British colonial officer, Pilkings, intervenes.\"The action of the play is as inevitable and eloquent as in a clash of values and cultures so fundamental that tragedy (ensues): a tragedy for each individual, each tribe.\"-Daily Telegraph\"This play, by the winner of a Nobel Prize for Literature, \"On the authority of what gods\" the white aliens rupture a world. It puts exciting political theatre back on the agenda ... a masterpiece of 20th century drama.\"-GuardianMethuen Student Editions are expertly annotated texts of a wide range of plays from the modern and classic repertoires. As well as the complete text of the play itself, the volume contains a chronology of the playwright's life and work; an introduction giving the background to the play; a discussion of the various interpretations; an interview with Wole Soyinka; and notes on individual words and phrases in the text.\u003cbr\u003e\nDimensions: 129 x 198 x 9\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor: Wole Soyinka\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 9780413695505\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 89\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bookhero.ae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67713119944857,"sku":"8RC9780413695505","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/5696\/6297\/files\/Death_and_the_King_s_Horseman_Methuen_Student_Edition_Wole_Soyinka.jpg?v=1791720003","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.ae\/products\/death-and-the-kings-horseman-methuen-student-edition","provider":"Dubai - Buy Used\/Second-Hand Books - BookHero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}